Well – at least it makes some sort of sense in terms of helping me remember dates: not normally a strong point of mine… Last night, I found out that Wife has been having an affair since Summer: an old school friend of hers. So, we’ll be getting divorced and putting an end to nearly [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wife’
New Year, New Life
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Divorce, Family, Wife on January 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Lurking Vitamins
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Eldest Son, Family, Vitamins, Wife on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wife made muffins for breakfast this morning (not proper ones, but those American cup-cake things) – not because she actually IS Doris Day, but because we didn’t have any bread in the house and she decided that it was actually easier to make these than to go out and get some bread. Anyway, she used [...]
Birthday Boy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Best PA in the World, Birthday, Daughter, Enthusiastic Account Guy, Family, Fearless Leader, Old Friend at Work, Royal Albert Hall, Swearing Account Director, The Messiah, Wife on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m 39. I began the day with a fantastic pile of presents from the children (ie: from Wife), with Daughter providing a commentary to my opening of every present that was expertly timed to reveal what the content of each parcel was JUST before I opened it: “That one’s a book, Daddy.”; “That one’s chocolates…” [...]
Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christmas, Sister, Wife on December 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Apparently, other than “money”, “Christmas” is the most dangerous discussion that a couple hoping to stay together can embark upon. If they choose to have this conversation whilst in the car park of IKEA, they are well and truly fucked, to the extent that initiating the conversation may be considered inflammatory and grounds for granting [...]
Saints’ Tales for Children
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Daughter, Eldest Son, Family, Saints' Tales for Children, St John the Baptist, St Martha, St Michael, Wife, Youngest Son on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If anyone is interested in knowing about a gap in the market (and, I dare say, a market in the gap) then stories of the Saints, told for children (ie: the cool bits, with only a glancing dose of holiness) is a real opportunity. This half term’s homework has been for each of our children [...]
The Disco Break
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Childcare, Disco Break, Family, Jude Law, New York, Talented Photographer, Wife on October 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There are some things that I would do almost anything to avoid. Chief amongst these would be seeing “Cyrano de Bergerac” performed by amateurs under the age of 15, trying to learn how to fill in SAP time sheets, or doing my “I think you’ve really found the beginning of something brilliant here” face for [...]
Grading Hangovers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Champagne, Hangover, Ill, Wife on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The one where one opens one’s eyes in the morning, in a wary state of investigation. It wasn’t an insane night: you were in bed before 1am, and you didn’t do anything unwise involving shots. As you sit up, the headache begins to massage your temples, but lightly: like an otter on a bank. A [...]
Packing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Daughter, Holiday, Ickworth, Packing, Wife on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A long time ago, in our pre-family days, when both Wife and I were working in advertising, she was due to get up early (4.30 a.m. early) for a shoot in Ibiza. The trouble was, the night before, she went out with her best friend: Sarcastic Six Footer. Sarcastic Six Footer is not only Wife’s [...]
An Update on Snow White
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Eldest Son, Snow White, Tom Tom, Wife on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Part of my job (a large part of my job, in fact) is identifying and boring people senseless about archetypes and cross-cultural stories that can be identified and pressed into the service of brands. So I have spent a lot of the year to date talking about myths of dragon-slaying, archetypes of The Hero and [...]
Are Dwarves Just Wrong?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 40, Best Friend, Birthday, Birthday Party, Dwarves, Wife on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Best Friend has decided that we need to start planning my fortieth birthday party NOW. She is giving herself roughly eighteen months to get it done, which I think is going to be ample as really, my idea of a good party is family and friends all in a warm space wherein we can hear [...]
